More about it on Yahoo News, including the reason this one is so big and bright:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100129/sc_space/biggestandbrightestfullmoonof2010tonight
and the BBC's weatherman was talking about it on the Points West forecast video I've just watched, where there was a background photo someone had taken of the moon centered above Glastonbury Tor - stunning pic! 🙂
Holistic
This being the first full moon of 2010, it is also known as the wolf moon, a moniker dating back to Native American culture and the notion that hungry wolves howled at the full moon on cold winter nights
Very interesting!! Great link there Holistic!!
Yes - what an interesting link. A few clicks in you get to 10 fascinating moon facts and the names of all the moons for 2010!
Well I never......
The moon is as beautiful as ever this month, seems to just tower over eveything else!.. (yes, i know, it's in the sky lol..) I had noticed it a couple of evenings ago. Interesting link. x